I am an immigrant in America.
I am studying in my school.
But I forgot to bring my soul here.
I left her in my hometown.
She plays with my friends.
The cherry blossoms surround her.
She does not want to come with me.
Never!
– Shang Hui Cindy Chen
From a WritersCorps publication at Newcomer High School
Poem of the Month: February 2008
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